|   Rear shock servicability/reliability? whats best? | GregR
Oct 21, 2002 1:09 PM | | Whats shocks out there are reliable? I see the reviews on Fox/Cane Creek/etc, and many of them are all about how thier shocks blew on them, and what it took to get fixed, some had to go back twice or more.
Servicability is high importance to me. I prefer to do all my own maintenance. I hear Cane Creek air shocks are completely user serviceable. Any coil shocks in the same field?
Everyone likes great performance but what is the cost? Do all shocks need to get sent back for service on a yearly basis? Which ones dont?
I have been mulling over a Romic Coil to replace my Fox Float. Maybe I am being a little overconcerned here, but I don't want to be out on some epic and have something happen that will make me walk my bike out, let alone be on a trip somewhere that I can't get service for the shock if needed in a hurry.
Thanks
G |
| re: Rear shock servicability/reliability? whats best? | Dougal
Oct 21, 2002 4:08 PM | | The FOX vanilla R has become the toyota corolla of mountain biking. There're an insane number of these shocks out there and they just keep going. You'll find the occasional one giving problems but as a proportion it's tiny.
Many of the FOX problems will be over the RC piggy back shocks or the air versions, not the coil R.
Yearly services are nice, but not strictly necessary. Think about the oil in your car. You could not change it for maybe 5 years and still drive happily. But fresher is better.
If you've got the money I'd suggest a ROMIC.
Dougal.8m.com |
| re: Rear shock servicability/reliability? whats best? | GregR
Oct 22, 2002 3:20 AM | | Thanks for the reply, I am seriously thinking about the Romic right now, but also have the AD/12 in back of my mind.
5 year oil change? Back when I was in high school, I worked part time at a volkswagen dealer. I was checking-in the cars coming in for service. This woman drove into the service area with wisps of smoke coming from under the hood. The engine seemed real hot for some reason, I checked the dipstick and found nothing but baked on crud. When I took the oil cap off, all I saw was solid muck.
I asked when was the last time she had the oil changed, and she said "What's an oil change?".
It was a rabbit that was 4 years old with 40k on it.
G |
| For serviceability you can't beat Cane Creek. | Steve from JH
Oct 22, 2002 8:35 AM | | I'd go with what Dougal said. The Cane Creek shocks, though, are absolutely user serviceable. When I was using one, I once changed the seals and relubed it with stuff I carried in my pack. I did it out in my yard to imitate doing it on the trail just to prove that it could be done.
But the air damper on the Cane Creek is crude in its performance. The Romic damper has got to be one of the best available. |
| avalanche | m00ch
Oct 23, 2002 5:57 PM | | You didn't (unless I missed it) say for what application. But for reliability you can't beat and avy. Any motorcycle shop can rebuild em. |
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